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bottle
Object Type
bottle
Museum number
1842,0407.8
Description
Pottery bottle with a pointed upper body and a globular lower body, a circular mouth, overhanging ledge rim and one handle, marked on pale ground on the exterior of the body with brown and red bands and the shoulder and the brim are encircled by a row of pendants, worn and chipped in places.
Materials
pottery
Dimensions
Height:
7.50 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Old Catalogue / A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum
(395)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Basseggio
Purchased through:
Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton
Acquisition date
1842
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1842,0407.8
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
A1069
(Smith's unpublished catalogue.)